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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Things That Simply Should NOT Be On TV

It seems that it no longer takes talent or skill to be on the television these days.All you have to do is fight with someone, eat something gross or try to fall in love in the blink of an eye.Heck, even I’ve fallen prey to watching a few of these so called shows.What are your choices when that’s all that is out there?

But I saw something on the television last night that (after spitting my drink out of my nose) had me laughing in hysterics wondering whatever happened to the good ol’ days of decent television content.

It was a 30 second commercial of all things that threw me into this quandary.Check it out and let me know what you think.

Ummmmm….yeah.That’s just all kinds of funny as hell bad right there.After I re-established my composure (it took awhile), I found myself longing for something more thought provoking on the television (yeah I know it is just a commercial) than an animated corn dong dog to sell antacids.No disrespect to Tums…heck I ate them like candy throughout all three of my pregnancies.They are fabulous and I'm convinced that they saved my stomach lining!I just cannot believe what it takes these days to grab the consumers’ attention. Are we so numb to decent program, with good acting that we need this type of content to stimulate our brains enough to keep watching?

Have we lost all our creativity that we have resorted to animated food attacking people….or is this considered creative?

What have you see on TV lately that has left you going Ummmm…yeah.That’s Bad! Or do you enjoy where TV programming has ended up?

OK... this commercial WAS funny, but you're also right - Do we really need to go there? Then I think about some of the crazy "adult humor" that is even in things like a Disney movie and somehow, I am starting to think that people are just kind of immune to it.

On another note, are you on Twitter? Couldn't find/remember your twitter name if so and I keep retweeting/sharing your stuff :) Thought I would @mention your twitter name if you were on there.

It really is funny, but it should be shown only late at night and not on stations that also contain children programming!

I totally agree that people are getting immune, which is a little scary to me if I think about it. How far do people have to go just to grab the public's attention?

I responded on your blog, but I will tell you here as well, I'm not on Twitter yet. Going to sign up as soon as the kidlets are in bed. Thank you so much for retweeting/sharing my stuff! I really, really appreciate it! I will email you my twitter name as soon as I get it up and running!!

Um.... there are no words for that. Except that I cannot WAIT to show this to my husband tomorrow and see what he has to say. He's gonna LOVE that animated "corn dog" (oh is THAT what they're calling it these days??) ;)

I can't stand the commercials for the "jean" diapers. But I think it's mostly because I hate the concept of a jean diaper!! ha!

I'm not much of a tv watcher. But I do like the Superbowl and even though some of the commercials are amazing, others are just not worth watching. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment!Sandy

It was a little funny and I do see the point of trying to sale the product.TV has definitely changed over the last few years. As far as shows, some reality is okay but I do enjoy shows where they engage me on a more thought provoking level. Don't get me wrong I enjoy some of the laughs of reality tv, but there could be more balance out there.

I totally agree that there needs to be more balance out there in the media. Especially the news. It seems all they report is the negative (shock and awe) when there are positive things happening in our local neighborhoods all the time.

I agree, it is a slippery slope that television programming is on. I am a self-proclaimed reality television junkie, but I can and do recognize when it has been taken too far. It is a reflection of the world we live in. The more controversial the program/commercial, the more press it receives. Things sure have changed from the "I Love Lucy" days of television.

Is it weird that the funniest thing about that commercial for me was the way the girl covered the teddy bear's eyes? I know I was supposed to be laughing at the way the phallic corndog was bitch-slapping the guy's face, but that little touch at the end totally did me in. :)

Thank you so very much for coming by and commenting! I truly appreciate it!!

It was funny, but man I can't believe they feel the need to go there! Oh and the Axe commercials are something else. And do you know what? Some poor kid out there actually believes if he wears it, supermodel type chicks will be all over him. LOL